Launch of the 2017 Training Year!

The PITD welcomed 4 participants to Honolulu for Cohort #1 – 6-31 March this week. We are also anticipating the arrival of 5 trainees to our Guam location at the end of the month for Cohort #1 Guam – 27 March to 21 April.

Hawaii Cohort #1: March 6 – 31, 2017

Clemencia Sioneholo – Niue

Tavau Vaaia – Tuvalu

Tinomana Naea – Cooks Islands

Uimai Uimai – Tuvalu

Guam Cohort #1: March 27- April 21, 2017

Sammy Rettin – Pohnpei

Elai Aiseia – Marshall Islands

McCormick Mori – Chuuk

Alexander Kitalong – Palau

Mathias Yugbay – Yap

The PITD offers eight cohorts annually, five (5) in Honolulu and three (3) in Guam. Trainings are conducted at the National Weather Service / Weather Forecast Offices in Honolulu and Guam with site visits and field trips.

The PITD has trained 127 participants from 20 different countries since 2001.